FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TTA |
| Lat/Long: | 35-35-01.4620N / 079-06-02.7560W 35-35.024367N / 079-06.045933W 35.5837394 / -79.1007656 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 247 ft. / 75.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2000) |
| From city: | 7 miles NE of SANFORD, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 27330 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1999 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TTA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 3/21 - CTAF; PAPI RYS 03 & 21 ON 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.625 (919-708-5382) |
| RALEIGH APPROACH: | 125.3 |
| RALEIGH DEPARTURE: | 125.3 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RDUr226/23.2 | | RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC | | 117.20 | | 04W |
| LIBr122/28.4 | | LIBERTY VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 03W |
| SDZr050/32.5 | | SANDHILLS VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 03W |
| FAYr347/37.6 | | FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LEECO | | 028/5.5 | | 406 | | 08W | | TT | - - |
| SILER CITY | | 128/20.6 | | 371 | | 07W | | TOX | - --- -..- |
| POPE | | 349/22.6 | | 338 | | 07W | | POB | .--. --- -... |
| HARNETT | | 301/22.7 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
| FORT BRAGG | | 339/30.2 | | 393 | | 07W | | FGP | ..-. --. .--. |
| JNALL | | 275/36.4 | | 251 | | 07W | | EUU | . ..- ..- |
| CITY LAKE | | 110/38.1 | | 266 | | 08W | | CQJ | -.-. --.- .--- |
| MACKALL | | 035/38.3 | | 278 | | 06W | | HFF | .... ..-. ..-. |
| PERSON | | 190/39.0 | | 220 | | 08W | | HUR | .... ..- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 100 ft. / 1981 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 35-34.446667N | | 35-35.448333N |
| Longitude: | 079-06.315000W | | 079-05.848333W |
| Elevation: | 246.1 ft. | | 229.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 029 magnetic, 021 true | | 209 magnetic, 201 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL ARPT AUTH 700 ROD SULLIVAN RD SANFORD, NC 27330 Phone 919-776-2939 |
| Manager: | DAN SWANSON 700 ROD SULLIVAN RD SANFORD, NC 27330 Phone 919-776-2939 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 102 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 162/day * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 18 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU RDU CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| BUZZY SIX | |
download (179KB) |
| SOUTH BOSTON FOUR | |
download (343KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 03 **CHANGED** | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 **CHANGED** | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
5W8 - Siler City Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KIGX - Horace Williams Airport (21 nm N)
KHRJ - Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (22 nm SE)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (23 nm NE)
KSOP - Moore County Airport (25 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Don Poitras
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| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 09:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 23:25:14 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-May-2008 19:25:14 |
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| METAR |
| KTTA | 162241Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM SCT055 BKN070 OVC085 21/19 A2964 RMK AO2 P0002
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| TAF |
KRDU 23nm NE | 161725Z 161818 25015G25KT P6SM BKN045 FM2000 24015G25KT P6SM BKN035CB TEMPO 2022 31020G35KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC016CB FM2300 31014G24KT P6SM FEW060 FM0400 33010KT P6SM SKC FM0900 29006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 27013KT P6SM SKC
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KPOB 25nm S | 161917 25015G25KT 9999 SCT020 BKN040 BKN150 QNH2966INS BECMG 0001 31012G18KT 9999 SCT040 SCT100 QNH2969INS BECMG 0405 33010KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2981INS T28/21Z T09/09Z COR 1918 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1622 TIL 1908
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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